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ample reward which thej richly de- 

 serve. Mr. Holt, mi. the superintendenl 

 li proud and until- 

 ing but praise was heard of his man- 

 The arrangement of the ex- 

 hibits was truly well made. 



ed to me to fill 

 almosl to the ideal the purposes foi 

 which our annual gathering is h< id 

 enough i - Borne food for 



iliouelit, ., .T.Mt trade .xliil.it where til.' 



women i'11-tiu.'.l 111 mir noble calling, tin 

 exchange of ideas, a renewing of friend- 

 ship, and a brief l>ut happy oasis in the 

 laborious life of many a florist. 



The hall was perhaps the besi for the 

 exhibition we have ever had, but the 

 portion screened off for the business had 

 the worst of acoustic qualities. Noth- 

 ing but a human fog horn could Vie 

 heard twenty feet from the stage. Pat 

 O'Mara's clean cut, penetrating basso 

 was about the only one that could cut 

 through the heat waves. 



St. Louis had no opposition. It did 

 not even require the persuasive eloquence 

 of Fred W. Taylor to take us to the 

 banks of the Mississippi. This is just 

 as it should be. We all want to see the 

 World's Fair and many cannot afford 

 two vacations in one summer. 



The election ended with the best of 

 feeling and I am not sure that the 

 rivalry ami canvass for votes among the 

 friends of the candidates did any harm. 

 Those are fine pictures you have, Mr. 

 Editor, of the president and the vice- 

 president, both handsome men in the 

 very prime 01 life. I mean, of course 

 that the " primeness " is suited for con- 

 ducting the affairs of our society. For 



that there is a splendid business force. 



Things we eat and drink since com- 

 ing home do not taste right. The diet 

 we found everywhere in Milwau 

 in,', and tis for the amber lubricant, it 

 was superb and without effect unless 

 you took a bath in it. I sincerely sym- 

 pathize with those rigid characters who 

 would not sample Milwaukee product 

 while they were in th'' city. 



The shooting was a very enjoyable 

 afternoon, after all, and 1 trust, this 

 feature will not be abandoned. There 

 were at the convention several crack 

 shots from Philadelphia and they dis- 

 played a fine spirit of sportsmanship 

 when they said to themselves ' ' We could 

 win the best prizes, we know, but let 

 the boys have their fun, we have won 

 enough ; when we meet f oeman worthy 

 of our steel we will be there again. ' ' 



The most touching incident of the 

 convention was the restoration of watch 

 and ring to ex-President Smith. Who 

 but Robert Craig, with his classical head 

 and features and sympathetic voice and 

 well chosen words, could deliver such 

 an eloquent little speech? We have only 

 one, and long may he be with us. 



The Chicago men simply did nobly. 

 That dainty banquet in the grand ban- 

 quet hall of the Auditorium was never 

 equaled in the history of our society. 

 It was dainty, elegant and most won- 

 derfully served, and broke up all too 

 soon. 



After all the shouting and yelling on 

 the alleys and almost fighting rivalry, 

 it ended with the best of good feeling. 

 The "Phillies" must have surprised 

 even themselves, and as President 

 Burton told John Westcott, there was 



good playing accompanied by d 



good luck. Well, if ever a club deserved 

 it. Philadelphia does, for it is enthu- 

 siastic and keeps the game alive. Phil 



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bowling and other physical exertions 

 they are, of course, long past. Mr. 

 Beneke will work like a trojan to pre- 

 pare for 1904, and as to Mr. Breitmeyer, 

 it is not taffy to say, for all know it, 

 that there is not a man, and please, 

 Mrs. Breitmeyer, believe me, not a wom- 

 an who knows Phil but that respects 

 and loves him, and behind his most un- 

 good nature he has proved 



Hauswirth's hard and able work as 

 manager of sports was handsomely ac- 

 knowledged by the winning team, and 

 when you see John Westcott 's and Billy 

 Easting's noses deep in the loving cup 

 at the same time it looks well foi an 

 other hot game next year. Poor Chi- 

 cago! They played well and defeat came 

 bitter to them, for the odds were fifty to 

 that Chicago had the cup. The 



championship medal was won on form 

 for Mr. Foerster is the best bowler of 

 all the florists in the land. What a 

 joke, however, if Mr. Wilcox had cap- 

 tured the medal. He is a dangerous 

 outsider, always to be feared in any 

 company. 



Many little incidents occurred during 

 this memorable convention that I made 

 mental memoranda of, but they have 

 \anished. As it is, my story is amply 

 long enough, quality considered, and in 

 conclusion 1 thank all who did attend 

 and help to make our gathering in the 

 line iily of Milwaukee as enjoyable an 

 event as is recorded in our memory of 

 our good society. William Scott. 



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CONVENTION NOTES. 

 E. F. Winterson prize for the man 

 ; the highest in three games in the 

 li -ontest, was one of the hand- 

 as well as the most unique ever 

 for such an event. It was a silver 

 g ball, large size, properly in- 

 d mounted on a polished base. 

 It was one of the trophies captured by 

 Joseph Foerster, of Chicago, who also 

 took the Mussey medal in the champion- 

 ship contest. 



(In Thursday evening Mr. and Mrs. 

 Phil llauswirth, of Chicago, were pre- 

 sented with a siher tea set as an evi- 

 dence of appreciation for Mr. Haus- 

 wirth's labors in behalf of the pastimes 

 which are such an enjoyable feature of 

 the conventions. The presentation 

 made a 

 Westco 

 Philadi 



ds. 



iotel Pfister, where John 

 ilar and pleasure-loving 

 entertaining his sport- 



Through an unfortunate oversight the 

 judges of trade exhibits overlooked the 

 display of the J. ( '. Moninger Co., Chi- 

 cago, in preparing their report. It was 

 an excellent showing and while there Mr. 

 Rupp took orders for two houses. 30x300 

 from Davis Bros., Morrison, 111., five 

 houses for Fred Ponting, Cleveland, and 

 two houses for H. Kunz. Glenville, O. 



Strange, isn 't it, that the Ionia Pot- 

 tery should be the only pot manufacturer 

 to take advantage of the opportunity to 

 make a display. Of course several of 

 the others had representatives on the 

 ground. 



There was nothing but praise for the 

 showings of all the florists' supply 

 houses. Such an exposition of choice 

 goods was never before seen in this 

 country. Each and every exhibitor has 

 every reason to be pleased with what he 

 did. for each had a bright and well ar- 

 ranged showing of goods, which would 

 stand closest inspection. Many new 

 things attracted favorable attention and 

 the general lines showed what a truly 

 wonderful advance has been made in this 

 industry in the past few years. One of 

 the most serviceable novelties was the 

 willow screen shown by M. Rice & Co. 

 This firm has every reason to be satisfied 

 with the results of its convention display, 

 much labor and expense as it entailed. 



Following the usual custom, at the clos- 

 ing session, William Currie, of Mil- 

 waukee, on behalf of the members pre- 

 sented President Burton with a gold 

 watch as an evidence of the affectionate 

 regard in which he is held. 



The fatigues of the week were too 

 much for several members. G. M. Nau- 

 mann was obliged to call a physician. 

 E. Hippanl succumbed to the heat on 

 Saturday and R. F. Tesson was taken 

 home siik. while Dan MacRorie took to 



